Loving The Lumineers

I was immediately obsessed with The Lumineers the second I heard Ho Hey and their newest single is 

even better. You will not regret checking out the rest of their EP, trust me.

I'm realllllly banking on them being at Lollapalooza this year. 

honorable mention: Flowers In Your Hair, my personal favorite

Music Spotlight: Atmosphere

It was my brother who first introduced me to Atmosphere. They're a local hip-hop group consisting of rap artist, Slug and DJ/Producer, Ant. They have been around since 1989 and continue to create amazing music to this day. Slug, 39, has had some reoccurring themes in his music, which all relate to moments in his life. The themes consist of women, sex, drugs, alcohol, and life lessons.
I have numerous reasons why I enjoy Atmosphere's music. A big reason is because it makes me so proud to know that Minnesota can produce such talent! Slug and Ant have a large appreciation for their hometown state and often rap about the area. (Which is also fun, because you can yell "I KNOW WHERE THAT IS!" when they say She lived out in Richfield, right off of Portland.
Another reason that they are continuously being played on my iPod and in my car, is because of the great stories their songs tell. Slug is a lyrical genius! He captivates you with his words and then Ant keeps your entertained with his hot ass beats. It's... unbelievable. These boys deserve all the success in the world. This right here is true talent.

Music Spotlight: ADELE

When it comes to breakups, fights, and well, sadness in general, the artist I turn to is Adele. I'm not saying she's a depressing person but the majority of her songs are about heartbreak. That girl must have the saddest heart of all time. My hope is that her next album (which hopefully will be 23, when she turns 23 years old) will be more about falling in love. The girl deserves it!

Anyway, I decided to dedicate this Music Spotlight to the soulful singer. Did you know she's been nominated for 6 grammys this year?  That is quite the accomplishment for someone who once said "I don't know what's going to happen if my music career goes wrong. I haven't had a proper job." (source: her bio). Rough life, right? Yeah, well lucky for you Adele, the world is crawling at your feet and cannot get enough of you. (side note: radios should all be punched in the face for over playing her music).

I love her music, pretty much every single song to be exact. I decided to make a playlist of some of her songs. I hope you enjoy her beautiful voice as much as I do. In case you were curious what grammys she has been nominated for they are:

Record of the Year - Rolling in the Deep
Song of the Year - Rolling in the Deep
Album of the Year - 21
Best Pop Solo Performance - Someone Like You
Best Short Form Music Video - Rolling in the Deep
Best Pop Vocal Album - 21

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 12th.

Music Spotlight: Karmin

I'm sure you've heard of this couple already. They've been making covers for a while now but it just dawned on me to post a video of them on here! Basically, they're a couple who sing covers (and a few originals) and upload them to YouTube. <-- go check their page.

This video is their cover of Chris Brown's Look At Me Now. Um, and yes she raps Busta's part. Just check it out for yourself!

Music Spotlight: Tristan Prettyman

I've always loved Tristan Prettyman. I had heard of her after hearing her (fantastic and catchy) song with G. Love called "Beautiful." (see below) After hearing that song I did a little research and found some more gems of hers. She recently went through a roller coaster ride of emotions from getting engaged and then splitting up with singer/songwriter Jason Mraz. I was so sad when I heard that they broke up. (I act like we're all close friends) Now, what I'm about to say might make me sound extremely creepy but I'm a fan and I know I'm not the only one doing this. So anyway, I follow TP on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and pretty much all other social medias. Ever since her break up, us fans have been able to watch her grow and find herself. It's been so damn inspiring. After going through a "break-up" with music, as well, TP is finally back in studios after four long years. Her healing process has led to some fantastic songs. I can definitely relate to all of these songs in one way or another. Above is a video that a fan made for her and the song playing is called "Say Anything" off of her upcoming album.

Thanks, TP, for showing me that it's always important to put yourself first and to be the best "me" I can be! Our body is our temple. 

Visit her Tumblr page (link above) and listen to a raw version of another new song of hers called "Song Number Four". It's a long video (also on Vimeo) so if you'd like to skip to the song skip to 6:20. Enjoy!

Here is a song TP did with Jason: